Payroll and Benefits Accountant

Nordic Investin Group•Stockholm, ME

About The Position

Nordic Investin is recruiting a Payroll and Benefits Accountant on behalf of one of our partner companies. This role is for someone who sees finance as both a decision and control function, combining accuracy with the curiosity to turn numbers into action. The partner is strengthening its capability in accurate payroll accounting and benefit reconciliations across entities. You will take responsibility for work that connects payroll journals, reconciliations and benefits, while ensuring that tax reporting and controls receive appropriate discipline. The objective is progress that colleagues can use and leaders can evaluate. Finance values dependable reporting, strong controls and constructive partnership. Success means better decisions, fewer surprises and trusted information. You will collaborate across entity finance, shared services and business teams while owning defined parts of the financial cycle. The partner expects issues to be investigated to root cause, conclusions to be documented and improvements to remain workable at the next close. This role calls for subject-matter depth and practical ownership. You will be expected to recognise when a decision needs wider expertise, make trade-offs visible and move work forward without creating unnecessary process.

Requirements

Relevant experience delivering accurate payroll accounting and benefit reconciliations across entities in a demanding environment.
Strong working knowledge of payroll journals and reconciliations.
Practical experience applying benefits and tax reporting.
Ability to assess risk, priorities and trade-offs involving controls.
Evidence of clear stakeholder communication and dependable end-to-end ownership.
Professional English and the judgement to work with sensitive or business-critical information.

Nice To Haves

Experience from international organisations or complex payroll environments.
Exposure to vendor coordination in a cross-functional environment.
Swedish language skills or experience working across Nordic organisations.

Responsibilities

Own the practical direction for accurate payroll accounting and benefit reconciliations across entities.
Translate goals and constraints into a clear approach for payroll journals and reconciliations.
Establish useful standards, routines or artefacts around benefits.
Coordinate stakeholders and dependencies affecting tax reporting.
Use evidence and measurable outcomes to improve controls.
Strengthen knowledge sharing, decision quality and sustainable ownership across the team.